Life and work
Mel Gibson is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Born: 3 January 1956. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States and Ireland.
Actor · 1956–
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Born on 3 January 1956, this profile follows Mel Gibson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Second Street Tunnel and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Lethal Weapon 2 · Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Mel Gibson is credited as cast member on Lethal Weapon 2. The work’s existing location story leads to Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Westin Bonaventure Hotel is documented as a location associated with Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel ↗︎
A screen location
Westin Bonaventure Hotel is documented as a location associated with Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
404 S Figueroa Street
Open street map ↗︎Second Street Tunnel ↗︎
A screen location
Second Street Tunnel is documented as a location associated with Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
2nd Street between Hill and Figueroa streets
Open street map ↗︎Vincent Thomas Bridge ↗︎
A screen location
Vincent Thomas Bridge is documented as a location associated with Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
State Route 47 over Los Angeles Harbor
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1956-01-03
Born 3 January 1956
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
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Lethal Weapon 2
Richard Donner
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
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PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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Joe Pesci ↗︎
Joe Pesci is an American actor. Born on 9 February 1943, this profile follows Joe Pesci through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Home Alone — Chicago (1990). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Second Street Tunnel and Vincent Thomas Bridge, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Danny Glover ↗︎
Danny Glover is an American actor. Born on 22 July 1946, this profile follows Danny Glover through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Predator 2 (1990) and Dreamgirls (2006). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Second Street Tunnel and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Richard Donner ↗︎
Richard Donner was an American film director. Born on 24 April 1930, this profile follows Richard Donner through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Second Street Tunnel and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Patsy Kensit ↗︎
Patsy Kensit is a British actress and pop singer. Born on 4 March 1968, this profile follows Patsy Kensit through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Second Street Tunnel and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Dean Norris ↗︎
Dean Norris is an American actor. Born on 8 April 1963, this profile follows Dean Norris through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Second Street Tunnel and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Joel Silver ↗︎
Joel Silver is an American film producer. Born on 14 July 1952, this profile follows Joel Silver through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Die Hard (1988), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Predator 2 (1990). The location trail reaches Fox Plaza, El Rey Theatre and Westin Bonaventure Hotel, with existing stories in London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.